define vital force theory
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The Vital Force Theory was given by Berzelius in 1809. It assumed that organic compounds are only formed in living cells and it is impossible to prepare them in laboratories.
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In 1815 Berzelius, a Swedish chemist suggested a theory which is known as the vital force theory. According to this theory "organic compounds are produced only under the influence of some mysterious force existing in the living organisms”. But in 1828 Friedrich Wohler, a German chemist rejected the vital force theory.
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